Contact: Dr. Aleksandra Zecevic, azecevi2@uwo.ca

Content Credits

Teaching Assistants: Christina Winger, Nicolette Lappan, Codie Primeau, Samira Omar, Yu Ming and Shamiram Zendo.

Logo creation: Megan Davis

Website creators: Lanei Amein, Faizan Habibi, Erin Tandan

Website development: Valentina Mayorga

Instructional design: Johann Walter

Welcome!

Empathy is about standing in someone else's shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. Not only is empathy hard to outsource and automate, but it makes the world a better place. - Daniel H. Pink

The Evoking Empathy Aging Simulation Lab was created by five generations of Western University students enrolled in the Aging Body course at the School of Health Studies, under the direction of Dr. Aleksandra Zecevic and with the support of teaching assistants. In 2020, we created an online version of the Lab to foster understanding of the complex challenges that are experienced daily by older adults.

The Lab is an educational tool that will provide you with learning opportunities to experience the most common age-related changes and improve your knowledge of the aging process. The Lab helps evoke empathy that increases our understanding and enhances positive attitudes towards older individuals. This will help you become more compassionate towards older adults in your family, neighborhood, and community.

The Aging Simulation Lab website is interactive, and we invite you to reflect on your experience and provide testimonials on the Lab's Facebook and Google Docs. Please note: your safety is number one priority. If you don't feel comfortable performing a simulation, please skip it and explore the other simulations.

Thank you for your willingness to be part of reducing ageism in our society.

Lab Creators.